{"id":2613136,"date":"2026-06-10T18:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-mace-announces-next-career-move-after-losing-south-carolina-gov-primary\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T18:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:22:19","slug":"nancy-mace-announces-next-career-move-after-losing-south-carolina-gov-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-mace-announces-next-career-move-after-losing-south-carolina-gov-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Mace Announces Next Career Move After Losing South Carolina Gov. Primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnancy-mace-announces-next-career-move-after-losing-south-carolina-gov-primary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2613136&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>GOP U.S.Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina said Wednesday that she will retire from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-investing-250000-into-newsom-recall-effort\/\" title=\"RNC Investing 0,000 Into Newsom Recall Effort\">elected office<\/a> and return to the private sector at the end of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-thanks-ill-be-skipping-the-inauguration\/\" title=\"No Thanks, I\u2019ll Be Skipping the Inauguration\">current term<\/a>. Her decision came a day after she lost the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary,where she placed fifth with 12.1% of the vote. The top finishers were Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette (28.9%) and Attorney General Alan Wilson (26.1%), and they will meet in a june 23 runoff-an election Wilson will enter after Mace endorsed him.<\/p>\n<p>after conceding defeat Tuesday, Mace posted messages on X expressing gratitude for her service and emphasizing that the fight isn\u2019t over. in her follow-up post announcing what comes next, she reiterated that she said when running in 2020 that she would serve only three terms, and she believes her time in Congress is up. The article also notes her prior roles in the South Carolina House and her unsuccessful 2014 run against Sen. Lindsey Graham, who won the GOP Senate primary and is seeking another term.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina announced Wednesday that she plans to retire from elected office and return to the private sector at the end of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-texas-democrat-says-hes-given-up-on-border-talks-with-the-white-house\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Texas Democrat Says He\u2019s Given Up On Border Talks With The White House\">current congressional term<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came one day after Mace failed to advance in South Carolina\u2019s Republican gubernatorial primary.<\/p>\n<p>Mace <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election,_2026_(June_9_Republican_primary)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finished<\/a> fifth in Tuesday\u2019s primary with 12.1 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump-endorsed South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette earned a plurality of the vote with 28.9 percent, while state Attorney General Alan Wilson received 26.1 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Evette and Wilson will face off in a June 23 runoff.<\/p>\n<p>Mace has endorsed Wilson in that race.<\/p>\n<p>After she conceded defeat Tuesday night, Mace posted a lengthy statement on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cServing South Carolina has been the greatest honor of my life,\u201d Mace wrote. \u201cEvery vote I cast, every hearing I called, every fight I picked \u2014 it was always for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Serving South Carolina has been the greatest honor of my life. Every vote I cast, every hearing I called, every fight I picked \u2014 it was always for you.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve seen what happens when <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >good people stay quiet<\/a>. And I\u2019ve seen what happens when they don\u2019t. I would choose the latter every\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dwx7oCUT9q\">pic.twitter.com\/Dwx7oCUT9q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NancyMace\/status\/2064511079074423211?\">June 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>I will always be grateful for the people of South Carolina who trusted me, fought with me, and refused to look the other way. This isn\u2019t the end of the fight. It\u2019s just the end of this chapter.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to serve my fellow country man and serve the greatest state in the nation, South Carolina.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Wednesday, Mace followed up with another post revealing what will come next after her current term ends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeaded back to the private sector at the end of this term, as the Founders intended,\u201d Mace wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I ran in 2020 I said I\u2019d only serve 3 terms and my time is up. It\u2019s truly been an immense honor and I wouldn\u2019t trade it for anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Headed back to the private sector at the end of this term, as the Founders intended.<\/p>\n<p>When I ran in 2020 I said I\u2019d only serve 3 terms and my time is up. It\u2019s truly been an immense honor and I wouldn\u2019t trade it for anything else. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4mjcGRjcUY\">https:\/\/t.co\/4mjcGRjcUY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NancyMace\/status\/2064709781437255890?\">June 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mace served in the South Carolina House before running for her current seat.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, she mounted an unsuccessful bid to unseat GOP Sen. 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